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3 things that make it hard to fire someone in any industry

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Terminations are stressful for everyone. While there are challenges unique to firing specialists in any industry, there are a few things that make it hard to fire someone regardless of industry. Here are some common challenges around terminations and strategies for addressing them. For example, documentation is one of the most common issues with terminations. In some cases, we do not have enough documentation.

Ghosting: When job candidates disappear without notice

Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Most companies typically have more job applicants than they can handle, and they've grown accustomed to candidates clamoring for positions. This has led, perhaps inevitably, to a lax attitude when responding to job candidates. Now it appears that job candidates may have adopted this communication approach as well. "Ghosting" is becoming a widespread phenomenon in which job candidates who are hired don't show up for the first day of work. Or, they stop responding to calls and messages following the interview. What's causing job candidates to disappear without notice and how should employers respond?

Making the best of days where it all goes wrong

Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Have you ever had one of those days where nothing goes right and everything goes wrong? No matter what you touch, there’s a screw-up. At the end of the day, you have nothing to show for your work and just wish you could have a "do-over." I had one of those days recently. Absolutely nothing went right. Total failure. Failed culinary skills. Failed computer skills. I was a failure. The day was a failure! The next morning it occurred to me what my biggest failure was: measuring my day by whether or not activities proceeded according to my plan.

LinkedIn: Considerations for military personnel transitioning to a civilian…

Roy Phillips Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

If you will soon be transitioning from the military, it may be a good idea to create a professional-looking LinkedIn profile. Understandably, many service members are wary of social media websites. This is especially true for anyone who has gone through the Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) course. However, if you are all through with your military service, LinkedIn may help you land the right job. There are some very important considerations to make before you create your profile.

Every church needs this type of calendar

Mark MacDonald Religious Community

When our kids got busy in sports, school, church, and with friends, events would regularly pop up at the last minute. The confusion of having necessary and optional meetings, coupled with our already busy lives, drove us to developing a family calendar that everyone shared on computers and phones. This very simple addition calmed our family’s chaos and created a simple go-to area for planning — plus it gave us the ability to say no to something because of conflicts on the calendar. Your church needs this, too. It's the building block of a communication strategy.

Your company’s biggest cybersecurity risks: Technology and processes

Terri Williams Science & Technology

A recent SANS survey of security professionals identified today's biggest cybersecurity risks. Among survey respondents, 61% chose people as the greatest risk, and Part 1 of this article examined why. However, 22% of security professionals identified technology as the greatest risk, and 14% selected processes and procedures. Part 2 of this article examines those risks in addition to ways to making your company more secure.

Are the good times over for marketers on Instagram?

Emma Fitzpatrick Marketing

In June 2018, Instagram hit a huge milestone: over 1 billion monthly active users. That's double the number of users the platform had just two years before. For now, it looks like growth on Instagram isn't slowing down anytime soon. It helps that there are still many people not currently on the platform. But a new report from Trust Insights warns that marketers may need to gear up for a battle they know too well already: dwindling organic reach. In early May, the average number of engagements on brand posts (namely likes) began declining. By the end of the month, engagements were down 18% compared to early in 2019.

The well-dressed board agenda

Robert C. Harris Association Management

The focus of a board meeting is the agenda. An agenda is the list of activities in the order in which they are to be taken up, beginning with the call to order and ending with adjournment. It usually includes specific items of business to be acted upon. It may, but is not required to, include specific times for one or more activities. A well-dressed agenda can achieve so much more, however. With a few reminders, the agenda can address IRS and FTC issues. The mission can be depicted to keep the board focused.

Struggling readers have no time to lose: Social-emotional learning

Howard Margolis Education

People are social and emotional beings. Some have great social and emotional understanding and skills; others barely squeak by. Generally, those with greater social and emotional understanding and skills do far better in every major aspect of life than those who struggle. Compared to those who struggle, they’re happier, healthier, and more productive. Usually, they enjoy and keep their friends and tend to avoid the life-threatening dangers of loneliness. Unfortunately, difficulties with the social-emotional aspects of life severely wound many struggling readers (SRs).

3 ways AR and VR are reshaping efficient work

Joseph Zulick Science & Technology

Some people believe that the entire concept of "work" will be reimagined and reexamined in the near future. In fact, "work" is already changing, and augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are playing a significant role in that change. There are already large corporations and small businesses that are preparing for this shift, too. Here are some of the ways in which AR/VR will change the way work gets done in the near future.

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